GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
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| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| biennial | occurring every two years |